Voided Silk Brocade Çatma Panel with Floral Motifs
Date17th century
PeriodOttoman
MediumSilk velvet
DimensionsOverall: 25 1/2 x 47 1/2 in. (64.8 x 120.7cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineCourtesy of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
Object number83.5
DescriptionThis silk textile, or çatma, was woven in the first half of the 1700s in Bursa in present-day Turkey during the rule of the Ottoman empire. Its bold pattern is composed of rows of eight-lobed medallions containing rosebuds and delicate hyacinth stems. Its border is lined with medallions decorated with rosebuds and carnations. The çatma was probably created as a maq’ad, or “sitting cloth,” intended to cover the sedir, the main furnishing of an Ottoman household that was used as a seating area during the day and as a sleeping quarters at night.On View
On view
17th century
17th century
19th - 20th century
17th century
17th century
1750-1800, with some panels added in 1953-54
